Issue 276 Reviews

[Nimras]

The Petpet Detectives: Case of the Disappearing Deaver - Part Seven
by playmobil_is_my_life

Yes, I’m still reviewing this week. Real life tried to smother me last week, but I really want to at least review the series. >.< School exams and finances….

He put his paws around my feathery neck as I veered towards the left side, wings spread to their full length and beak pointed to the wind.

I know it’s not what you meant, but I had the most hilarious mental image of Jake throttling Marlo. ;D

Some of the changes of point of view took me a second to follow though. I know everyone else is in third person, while Marlo is always in first, but it still took me a double take sometimes.

“‘Unsinkable’ my tail,”

*dies of laughter*

[Nimras]

Revisited: Part Seven
by puppy200010

Besides, getting hit by lightning seems like it’d be just the thing to make my night tonight.”

Well, who wouldn’t want to be hit by lighting? I mean, sure it would probably hurt, but just the idea of all those volts coursing though your body…. Sorry.

Ohh…. Skin and bones green Lupe. Oohhhhh….

Evil chapter ending, just so you know.

[Nimras]

Another Hero's Journey: Part Three
by precious_katuch14

The white Blumaroo himself was taking out a long brown cloak

Jedi Blumaroo! *brick’d*

Heh, how agonizing can simply walking out of the house get? Every little squeak and creak making you jump.

And more lighting! YEY!!! Two stories in a row! (Yeah, just blame my medicine right now)

And nice chapter ending… Very mysterious. ^^

[Nimras]

Legend Seekers: Mysterious Magic - Part Two
by yatomiyuka

Poor Pemero is having a very bad day…

At least things are looking up for Jen, I suppose.

I’m curious to see why he’s so scared of the Faeries…

[Nimras]

The Mirror of Memories: Part One
by sytra

Ohh, stories about mirrors can be lots of fun. *grin* The nice thing about mirrors is that you can use them for just about anything.

It’s an interesting set up, though I almost feel like there was too much exposition -- not that I can really make that call so close to the beginning of the story.

And the fuzzy slippers rock.

[Nimras]

The Happiest Quiggle
by nut862

Hehehe! Nice one shot. It’s weird to see Sparkler as a blue Shoyu now… The grin is perfect. ^^



Cheesecake
by allyssa_renne

Oy, my littlest sister gets bursts of genius using that occasionally… She usually stops when I constrict her windpipe enough. Good job at expressing the Kougra’s emotions. *grin*

[Nimras]

[glow=green,2,300]Underworld[/glow]
by micrody

Ohhh…. Necropolis…

“Why should you? Why, because the sky is falling, that’s why!”

Yes! They Sky is Falling!!! I love this line.

Quickly seizing the two wooden poles and waving them around wildly, Bob yelled, “Payyyy nnnnooo attention toooo the Neoopppetttss behind the moouuutthhhh--they were llllunch and I amm stillll hungryyyyy!”

Classic. I’m now in danger of having apple cider escape out my nose…

I love, love how you included so much of the Haunted Woods into this, while tying it into the latest plot, without ever expressly saying so. It’s beautiful.

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Thanks, Nimras! I appreciate the review.

Classic. I’m now in danger of having apple cider escape out my nose…

^_^ I hope it doesn't get on your keyboard. They've been known to short out with less.

[Nimras]

Morguss: Behind the Ugly
by dan4884 and extreme_fj0rd

We want to know all about her secret passions and we won't rest until we find them. So shall we begin?

Take one very warped Nimras’ mind + the sentence above = something very scary. Really, it’s not pretty.

Dan: This is just you getting me to carry all the shopping bags, isn't it.

Fast learner, aren’t you?

The sad thing is, I can see the two of you doing something like this…

[Nimras]

tashni said:

CCR: Jealousy by nimras - A very interesting chapter. Lots of character and plot development. I like where you're going with Jules, although I'm not sure where you'll end up. Can't wait for the next chapter! You should know that so far I'm being a good girl and not peeking ahead.

I'm not sure if I should be glad if you're being a good girl or not. On one hand, it holds out the suspense longer, on the other the suspense isn't enough to make you peek...

micrody said:

Chronicles of the Court Rogue: Jealousy - Part Four by nimras23
I absolutely have fallen in love with this series, Nimras. The characters...for all intents and purposes, are human. Forget they look like Lupes and Kougras, forget it all: they're human. My biggest thing with writing for Neopets is that they're not human, yet for you, that problem seems not to exist. I not only admire that, but I am awed by it. The first scene with Mareian and Rolan was just beautiful and I loved it.

Then, how DO you work in such romantic scenes? It astounds me how you do that, because it's so obvious so I'm certain that the editor(s) catch onto it, too. Then again, you write it so well, it's not hard to see why they can't not let it get through.

I have to ask, did Jules' name come from, perchance, the word "jewels"? It certainly fits him. Though as a person, I can't say I like him, as a character, I certainly do; his description of the diamond was just so poetic and I adored it. And the way Mareian just played him? It was perfect!

And then... it was over, much too soon, I feel. Though there's no denying that this series began slowly, now that it's pace has quickened, it goes by too soon. I guess it just goes to show, you are a master of writing. And I mean that quite seriously, I do.

Whoever in Brightvale that decided a corset and hoops should be the current castle fashion should be defenestrated, she decided. Out of the very tallest tower's window.

I love that line, though I think perhaps it would have sounded more menacing had it gone something like "taken to the tallest tower and defenestrated." Such a way to QM a harmless word, yes? lol ^_^

I shall patiently await the next part for, in truth, I don't have time to look ahead (else I'd consider it).

Jules is actually a real name. He's named after Jules Verne, the author. It's a variation on Julian, a Greek name meaning "Jove's child". I mostly just chose it because I liked the way it sounded. ^^

Though reading ahead, some of the romance in the next chapter seems to have been chopped out.... Hmm, it makes some of it read a little odd now.

amateurwriter said:

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Chronicles of the Court Rogue: Jealousy - 4 by nimras23

I still envy how you can get away with those little romantic hints between Rolan and Lisha. XD

I loved how you described the gems, and Mareian and Jules' discussion about them. And it was nice that you were able to insert snippets of emotion, like Mareian's reminiscence, into the plot without totally disrupting the mood.[/shadow]

Heh, I wasn't at a gem show shortly before I wrote this part... No... *shifty eyes*

Thanks for the reviews!

[Kat]

nimras23 said:

Another Hero's Journey: Part Three
by precious_katuch14

The white Blumaroo himself was taking out a long brown cloak

Jedi Blumaroo! *brick’d*

Heh, how agonizing can simply walking out of the house get? Every little squeak and creak making you jump.

And more lighting! YEY!!! Two stories in a row! (Yeah, just blame my medicine right now)

And nice chapter ending… Very mysterious. ^^

[shadow=purple,left,300]Dum, dum, dum dum-da-dum - *brick'd by Star Wars buffs for humming the Darth theme off-key*

Thanks. ^_^ Thought I'd add a cliffhanger to the story.[/shadow]

[Nut]

nimras23 said:

The Happiest Quiggle
by nut862

Hehehe! Nice one shot. It’s weird to see Sparkler as a blue Shoyu now… The grin is perfect. ^^

Thankies. ^^ I'm glad you liked the grin.

There's a reason why Sparkler was blue there; if I'd drawn her the way she should be, it'd mess up the timeline because I have an unpublished idea for a comic about her getting painted. Of course, now the timeline is messed up because it looks like she was blue as of New Year's.